Tag: ODM
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ODM Crisis: Parallel Teams Meet After Ida Odinga Unity Calls
Rifts Resurface as Ida Odinga Calls for Unity The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is navigating a delicate path between reconciliation and factional maneuvering following a public appeal by Ida Odinga, the widow of party founder Raila Odinga, for a truce. A day after her appeal, sources confirm that a faction within ODM, led by the…
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ODM Crisis: Parallel Teams Converge After Ida Odinga Unity Call
Background: Ida Odinga Calls for Unity In a surprising move that underscored latent fault lines within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Mama Ida Odinga—the widow of former party leader Raila Odinga—called for a truce and renewed unity within the party. Her plea came at a moment when public scrutiny intensified over internal rifts, succession anxieties,…
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ODM Crisis: Parallel Teams Clash as Ida Odinga Unity Calls Echo Through Nairobi
Background: Ida Odinga’s Call for Unity The ODM party is navigating a delicate phase of internal discord in the wake of a public appeal from Mama Ida Odinga, widow of Raila Odinga, to seek harmony within the party. Her call for a truce aimed to calm factional tempers and steer the party toward a more…
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Oburu Signals 2027 Presidential Bid: ODM to Decide Coalition or Solo Run by 2026 End
ODM’s 2027 Blueprint Under scrutiny as Oburu Oginga Signals Bid Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Oburu Oginga has publicly signaled his readiness for the 2027 presidential race, stressing that the party will reach a decisive position on whether to pursue a coalition with the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) or field a single candidate…
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Oburu Signals 2027 Bid: ODM to Decide Coalition or Solo Run
ODM Leader Hints at 2027 Presidential Contention Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Oburu Oginga has signaled that the party is preparing for a potential run in the 2027 Kenyan presidential race. In a statement ahead of the end of 2026, Oburu indicated that ODM would reach a formal decision on whether to form a coalition…
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Oburu Signals 2027 Presidential Bid as ODM Readies Coalition or Solo Run
Overview: A Clear Path Forward for ODM Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Oburu Oginga has raised the stakes in Kenya’s 2027 presidential race. In a series of comments and party gatherings, Oburu signaled that the party will make a formal decision before the end of 2026 on whether to align with the ruling United Democratic…
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ODM to Tackle Party Rebels in January as Divisions Emerge
Ottawa-style party discipline in Kenya? Kenya’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is signaling a stringent approach to internal dissent as National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed announced that the party will confront members suspected of being sponsored to undermine the party from January next year. The plan underscores growing tensions within ODM as it braces for…
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ODM to Tackle Party Rebels in January, Says Junet Mohamed
ODM to Tackle Party Rebels in January, Says Junet Mohamed National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has announced that the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) plans to confront members suspected of being funded to undermining the party from January next year. The statement comes amid rising tensions and visible divisions within ODM as internal disagreements come…
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How Samuel Kivuitu’s Decision Helped Spark the ODM Movement
Introduction: A pivotal moment in Kenyan politics Two decades ago, a decision made by a beleaguered electoral commission chairman altered the trajectory of Kenya’s political landscape. Samuel Kivuitu, who led the defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK), presided over a referendum on a proposed constitution. That referendum, and the ECK’s handling of it, remains a…
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How Samuel Kivuitu’s Decision Helped Spark ODM’s Birth in Kenya
Introduction: A pivotal moment in Kenyan politics Two decades ago, Kenya faced a constitutional referendum that would redefine its political landscape. The man overseeing the electoral process, Samuel Kivuitu, then chairman of the defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK), found himself at the center of a controversy whose reverberations are still felt in Kenyan politics…